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  • Companies warned about IT security

    SBS Networks Ltd of Prestwich is joining business advice practice Northern Enterprise Support to deliver a seminar to highlight the risk of companies failing to protect critical information on computer networks. The seminar, at the Bury Business Centre

  • Tax threat to family firms

    SMALL family-run companies in Bolton are anxiously watching a test case which could cost them tens of thousands of pounds in back-taxes. The Inland Revenue has taken husband and wife team Geoff and Diana Jones -- who own a small Sussex IT consultancy

  • Bread boss speaks over MBE delight

    THE executive director of Bolton's Warburton's Bakers said he was "surprised and delighted" to receive an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Ross Warburton, executive director of the family bakers, was awarded the honour for his services to the

  • Grievance law aims to cut tribunals

    BUSINESSES in Bolton should be aware of incoming employment legislation to avoid costly tribunals in the future, according to a North-west employment law specialist. Paul Walker, employment law partner at JMW solicitors, says the introduction of the new

  • Waiting in hope

    CAN the Liberal Democrats really handle the responsibility? It's now been a week since the Liberal Democrats swept to power in the local elections, but the pages of the Bolton Evening News are still devoid of their party's plans for managing the borough

  • Life is beautiful

    A REAL human with compassion and flexibility -- those were my thoughts when reading M J Symonds' letter, June 18 -- "Humans make more mess than animals". It is our duty to clean up after our pets and leave the parks safe for others. Our responsibility

  • Save our sports

    THIS is an SOS (Save Our Sport) Could I ask you to visit Queens Park and Haslam Park bowling greens to see for yourselves the way they are being vandalised? Queens Park has become cricket pitches, and Haslam Park football pitches. It is sad to see these

  • Pensions: Tories are a strong link

    I AM happy and flattered to have been of service to Brian Derbyshire by providing him with a source for a visit to his spiritual home -- the archives. It is a pity, however, that having categorised statistics in the words of Disraeli as the greatest lie

  • Farnworth's late show

    THE longest Sunday of the year turned into a marathon for Farnworth before they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Hamer Cup. It was 9.05pm before they managed to secure a four-wicket victory at Egerton in a match held up by two rain delays. Dave

  • Tonge teaser for Simon

    AFTER watching Tonge's game at Eagley a week last Saturday, I was left with two burning questions on my mind, both concerning the Castle Hill side, and both of which can, I suppose, only be answered by Simon Anderton writes Peter Stafford The first concerns

  • Wanderers ace Stelios in last eight fitness battle

    WANDERERS' Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos hopes to recover from the calf problem which kept him out of Sunday's Russia game in time to face Group B winners and tournament favourites France at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Friday (7.45pm

  • DAISY HILL v WALSHAW

    Daisy Hill won by 11 runs Daisy Hill H Brooks c Riley b Fielding...6 S Brooks not out...98 M Lilley st Ingram b Fielding...1 Q Abbass b Collins...8 S Afreidi c Riley b Collins...0 M Wood c Ingram b Collins...10 S Hodgkinson c Ingram b Collins...0 G Nicholson

  • ATHERTON v ADLINGTON

    Adlington won by 15 runs Adlington M Halliwell c Williamson b Childs...0 A Robinson c Williamson b Baines...40 Taylor c Williamson b Nuttall...5 C Mulligan b Brown...21 E Haddon b Childs...44 N Boden run out...13 M Flatters c Walsh b Childs...11 D McNally

  • Hegg is happy with a draw

    LANCASHIRE skipper Warren Hegg was pleased to settle for a draw as their Championship clash with Warwickshire at Stratford came to a soggy end. A positive result was unlikely after the two first innings had taken three days and a heavy shower shortly

  • New chairman of surveyors

    ALASTAIR Procter of Development Partnership (UK) Ltd has taken over as the new chairman of Bolton Chartered Surveyors. His predecessor Brain Evans of BEA, handed over to Mr Procter at the AGM.

  • Legacy of Pleasure Beach boss

    FOLLOWING the death of Geoffrey Thompson, the chairman and directors of Blackpool Pleasure Beach have appointed his daughter, Amanda Thompson, as managing director of the company. His son, Nicholas Thompson, has been appointed deputy managing director

  • New president for Co-operative

    BILL Hoult has taken up his duties as president of United Co-operatives, the independent co-operative society. Former trades union official Mr Hoult served as president of the former United Norwest society between 1998 and 2001 and was president of Warrington

  • Hauliers advised on time at work

    THE Road Haulage Association is holding a half-day seminar which will clarify the working time directive in road haulage operations. The seminar will look at various issues including measuring the 48-hour week, night limits, opt-outs and health assessments

  • 'Supermums' go to Iceland

    FROZEN food supermarket chain Iceland has announced the recruitment of 300 "supermums" who will test promotions and new product lines. The panel consists of 300 women approached at Iceland stores nationwide. As well as testing new lines, their brief will

  • Event for young leaders

    UP to 300 children from secondary schools throughout Bolton will take part in a unique conference at the Reebok Stadium. Funded by the National College for School Leadership, the conference is intended to encourage the children to become leaders. Pupils

  • Switching on to internet kiosks

    BOLTON people are switching on to the web through the council's internet kiosks. According to town hall figures, the 40 special coin-operated blue boxes placed around the borough are used for a total of around 12 full days every month. The kiosks were

  • Jaded Jay-Jay takes a break

    JAY-JAY Okocha has admitted that his punishing schedule for club and country has finally taken its toll. The Wanderers skipper missed his fourth successive international at the weekend as Nigeria lost a combined World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifier

  • DARCY LEVER v LOSTOCK

    Darcy Lever won by 9 wkts Lostock P Knowles c Thornley b Bundela ...0 M Cregan lbw b Bundela ...4 C Rashleigh c Norris b Bundela ...1 Vahaluluala b Gavin ...14 J Cregan b Bundela ...7 S Kaye c Hill b Bundela ...2 M Nolan c Norris b Bundela ...0 L Issa

  • WALSHAW v ATHERTON

    Atherton won by eight wickets Walshaw R Faulkner c Charlson b Nuttall...31 D Mills lbw...3 A Kelly lbw...2 Fielding b Baines...15 B Collins c Keanen b Charlson...11 G Stephens c Williamson b Baines...8 D Hornby c & b Nuttall...55 L Riley b Childs.

  • ADLINGTON v ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY

    Astley & Tyldesley won by four wickets Adlington M Halliwell c Smith b Nisar...34 A Robinson c Bullock b Walsh...31 Taylor c Nisar b Walsh...3 C Mulligan c Bennett (P) b Nisar...1 E Haddon c Nicklin b Nisar...0 N Boden c & b Nisar...18 M Flatters

  • WESTHOUGHTON v EAGLEY

    Westhoughton won by seven wickets Eagley C Lord b Gaskell...31 M Eccles lbw Mayers...1 O Rourke not out...105 D Shuttleworth lbw Mayers...16 P McDermott b Gaskell...1 S De Silva b R Parker...19 J Hinks c Coates b R Parker...0 B Richards c Atherton b Mayers

  • FSC v HORWICH

    Horwich won by five wickets FSC R Hope run out...34 G Murphy b White...15 K Murray c Partington...0 C Walsh b Taylor...11 D Eckersley c Long b Harrison...4 K Ahmed lbw Taylor...40 Cunningham c Long b Harrison...13 A Bradley c Partington b Harrison...0

  • WESTHOUGHTON v ASTLEY BRIDGE

    Weshoughton won by four wickets Astley Bridge A Northrop c & b Leonard...30 S I Entwistle b Bhanabhai...3 P Tebay c Leonard b Bhanabhai...0 Dalugoda c S Parker b Hart...63 A Clegg not out...50 D Guest c Bhanabhai b R Parker...25 Extras...22 Total

  • TONGE V LITTLE LEVER

    Tonge won by 20 runs Tonge A Nisar lbw Rushmore...5 S Ismail c Kirkpatrick b Rushmore...4 N Partington c Ashraf b Rushmore...4 S Arif c Kerrigan b Ashraf...5 N Ismail c Ashraf b Adnan...20 S Anderton c Worrell b Adnan...35 D Rees b Kerrigan...10 R Waller

  • Astley Bridge Doms

    LATEST details P W Pt Three Pigeons... 4 2 35 Bowling Gn (Esk) ... 4 3 33 Bowling Gn Wand... 4 2 32 Bowling Gn B (B/rd)... 4 2 32 Bay Mare... 4 2 30 Tonge Wickets... 4 2 28 Bowling Gn A (B/rd)... 3 3 27 Lord Clyde... 4 2 27 Crofters... 4 0 26 Pam's People

  • Shrews want RMI striker

    SHREWSBURY Town manager Jimmy Quinn has confirmed his interest in signing Leigh RMI striker David McNiven. But Quinn added that he may have to offload a couple of players to bring in the striker, who was RMI's leading scorer last season. "At the end of

  • Carnival smiles in the streets

    THERE were smiles all round as fun and sunshine took over the streets of Horwich this weekend. Despite a dreary start to both Saturday and Sunday, the sun managed to make a welcome appearance just in time for the town's annual carnival. Thousands of revellers

  • Thai restaurant launches 6,000-mile recruitment drive

    A BOLTON restaurant's search for new chefs started at a local JobCentre -- but finished 6,000 miles away. Restaurant managers at Mai Thai, in Chorley New Road, Horwich, placed an advert for a Thai chef at Bolton JobCentre last November but were dismayed

  • Residents flock to new village green

    DISUSED former tennis courts have been transformed into an oasis of peace and tranquillity by the creation of a new village green. Following 10 months of hard work and more than £40,000 in funding, the old Bank Top tennis courts site is now a valued community

  • Residents face new fight to save land

    RESIDENTS have been warned they face another fight in their battle to stop houses being built at Markland Hill. Only days after Bolton Council rejected the proposed development following protests from nearby residents, developers revealed they intend

  • Pupils in school swap for a day

    PUPILS experienced life in a different school for a day -- to see what school days were like for other children. They shadowed pupils as they went about their regular lessons. During the visit they saw the other ways in which schools are run. They then

  • Real ale festival pub is for sale

    THE pub which has hosted the one of the country's biggest beer festivals for the last 10 years is up for sale. The Howcroft Inn is one of six pubs owned by landlord Clive Nightingale who has pledged that the beer festival will still go ahead. If the new

  • Keoghs promotes solicitors

    LAW firm Keoghs has announced four new associates at its Bolton office. Neena Sharma works in the large-loss team, assisting with catastrophic injury and high-value cases. She also deals with crime and assists with some Health and Safety prosecutions.

  • Businesses count rising cost of crime

    THE cost of crime against businesses is rising dramatically, according to figures released by AXA Insurance. The Business Crime Index, compiled from AXA's claims database, revealed that the average value of crime-related insurance claims settlements for

  • MP backs proof-of-age scheme

    BOLTON North-east MP Brian Iddon has thrown his weight behind a new campaign aimed at tackling underage sales of tobacco, alcohol and fireworks. He has called on shopkeepers to sign up to the No ID, No Sale scheme, which offers support to retailers to

  • Gloomy outlook for recruitment

    EMPLOYERS in the North-west have posted a pessimistic recruitment outlook for the summer, according to the latest figures from Manpower, the workforce management company. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey questioned 2,500 employers nationwide. The

  • Manufacturers must shape up

    MANUFACTURERS need to become leaner, fitter and world-class if UK industry is to beat off its overseas competitors - The Manufacturing Institute chairman Neville Chamberlain told a summit of North-west companies in Bolton. About 500 manufacturers from

  • Factory serves up new ideas

    BOLTON-based inventors, micro companies and business start-ups can show their innovative ideas to advisers and potential business partners at a major exhibition later this year. The Business Enterprise Xchange (BEX) 2004 is a small and medium enterprise

  • Amir's our World Champion!

    BURY Boxing Club's Amir Khan was crowned world champion after fighting his way to the world junior lightweight title in South Korea. And, the Olympic medal hope won the under-19's tournament despite injuring his hand in the early rounds of his title challenge

  • Term time holiday rules are a joke

    REGARDING the new term time rules -- is this a complete joke again dreamt up by the council? I fully support stopping persistent truancy and fining parents for not ensuring their children are in school. Although for taking children out of school for a

  • Drugs baron quizzed over Billy Webb murder

    A JAILED drugs baron has been questioned by detectives investigating the murder of his former boss, gangland leader Billy Webb. Officers from Greater Manchester Police's major crime unit visited 37-year-old John Barber in Long Lartin jail, Worcestershire

  • LITTLE HULTON v GOLBORNE

    Golborne won by three wickets Little Hulton A Perry b B Greenwood...33 S Hutchinson c Shah b B Greenwood...36 I Mahmood c Marsden b Shah...50 M Penny b B Greenwood...17 M Lee c Derbyshire b B Greenwood:...0 I Lee st Derbyshire b Marsden...14 N Jarvis

  • ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY v CLIFTON

    Astley & Tyldesley won by 56 runs Astley & Tyldesley A Groves c D Hamilton b Wolstenholme...9 C Bullock c Griffiths b Holt...0 R Bennett c Dorsey b Holt...42 G Pandey c Hamilton b Holt...8 A Rostron not out...30 B Thompson c Royle b Holt...0 R

  • CLIFTON V LITTLE HULTON

    Clifton won by two wickets Little Hulton A Perry c A Griffiths b Holt...36 I Lee run out... 9 I Mahmood c Wolstenholme b Hamilton... 0 M Penny b Hamilton... 12 S Hutchinson c A Griffiths b Holt...11 M Lee c Garner b Holt...7 N Jarvis b Jackson...13 M

  • Law firm manager

    MANCHESTER law firm Brabners Chaffe Street has appointed Martyn Smith as marketing and business development manager. He was previously regional marketing manager for accountants and business advisers Mazars.

  • New role for Iain

    SKIPTON Financial Services has appointed Iain Massey to the role of independent financial adviser to cover Bolton, Bury, Oldham and Rochdale. His 15-year track history includes similar roles with Royal London and Halifax.

  • Interest rates for bad debts announced

    THE Better Payment Practice Group has announced the interest rates businesses can expect on overdue debts. Interest for companies wishing to apply the late payment legislation will be 12.5 per cent for July 1 to December 31 this year. From January 1 to

  • Sensitive email threat to firms

    CONFIDENTIAL information is leaking out of companies due to careless email use, a survey has revealed. Nearly 40 per cent of workers have received confidential information that was not meant for them, according to a poll conducted by email filtering firm

  • Head speaks of future of new school

    THE woman who will run the new Ladybridge High School in Bolton says she expects pupils to be queueing up for places within five years. Ladybridge will be the reincarnation of the present Deane School. The school was marked as failing and put into special

  • Gate set alight

    FIREFIGHTERS were called to Hulton Lane, Deane, after vandals set fire to a garden gate. Neighbours saw youths pour petrol over the back gate and ignite it at 1.30am today.

  • New bus service to Manchester

    A NEW express bus service which links Bolton with Manchester city centre has been introduced. The Blue Bus X9 Express service runs from Moor Lane Bus Station in Bolton to the city centre, via Manchester Road, Moses Gate and Farnworth every 30 minutes

  • Town ban for sex attack suspect

    A MAN accused of abducting two young boys and carrying out an indecent attack in a Bolton park has been told he cannot return to the town before his court case is heard. Derek Hilton, aged 54, appeared before magistrates in Bolton yesterday to apply for

  • Plucky Mavis dies, aged 89

    A WOMAN who smiled through years of ill-health and disability has died. Great-grandmother Mavis Price refused to let the amputation of both legs and a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease to blight her life and she continued battling until her death -- last

  • Wanderers ace Stelios in last eight fitness battle

    WANDERERS' Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos hopes to recover from the calf problem which kept him out of Sunday's Russia game in time to face Group B winners and tournament favourites France at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Friday (7.45pm

  • BLACKROD v STANDISH

    Match Abandoned Standish N Geary not out...90 P Hassan lbw Fairbrother...25 S Knowles c Speak b Halton...22 Crookson c Dickinson b Halton...6 J Waddington c Halton b J Namajee...9 D Chadwick b J Namajee...3 S White not out...1 Extras...15 Total (for 5

  • Wonderkid the toast of Bolton pubs

    WONDERKID Wayne Rooney was the toast of Bolton's football fans on Monday night as he saw England through to the quarter finals of Euro 2004 against Croatia. A thrilling 4-2 victory saw thousands of dedicated fans cram pubs and clubs across the borough

  • SPRING VIEW V EDGWORTH

    Match Drawn Spring View R Turnbull ..c Mills b D Beswick...32 C Rudd lbw b C Lock...7 Sarkar b Syddall...44 P Matthews b Syddall...44 K James b Syddall...16 M James b Syddall...26 D Gornall not out...15 C Barnes c J Haynes b Syddall...0 J Greenforce not

  • GOLBORNE v DARCY LEVER

    Darcy Lever won by five wickets Golborne D Tyrer c&b Bundela...7 K Crompton run out...1 L Cooke c Bundela b Gavin...19 G Marston c Thornley b Bundela...33 R Shah c Morris b Bundela...21 B Greenwood c Patel b Bundela...4 J Brunt c Norris b Bundela.

  • GREENMOUNT v HEATON

    Match drawn Greenmount A Bowker c Rayment b Hirwani...20 R Senior c Booth b Jones...44 Shetty not out...91 J Ashworth lbw Hirwani...31 M Fallon c Mort b Jones...25 M Stewart not out...9 Extras...6 Total (for 4)...226 Bowling: Fearick 7-1-40-0; Jones 15

  • ASTLEY BRIDGE v WALKDEN

    Match drawn Walkden M Bennison not out...103 Roach not out...100 Extras...17 Total (for 0)...220 Bowling: Dalugoda 20-0-101-0; Mahmood 5-0-18-0; Clegg 3-0-26-0; Burton 8-1-33-0; Holt 6.5-0-38-0 Astley Bridge A Northrop ct Roach b D Smith...25 Si Entwistle

  • KEARSLEY v BRADSHAW

    Kearsley won by nine wickets Bradshaw C Evans lbw Z DeBruyn...14 A Kerr lbw Z DeBruyn...13 D Morris c A Fisher b D Preston...12 B Newman lbw Z DeBruyn...0 N Johnson c R Hamblett b R Smith...31 M Gwilt c D Whittle b R Smith...11 M Brookes b R Smith...3

  • WALKDEN v HEATON

    Heaton won by seven wickets Walkden Roach c & b Fearick...10 M Bennison c L Booth b Hirwani...1 D Smith c S Booth b Fearick...22 Ingram b Fearick...10 S Reidy c S Booth b Hirwani...8 Keays c Rayment b Hirwani...5 Bates c S Booth b Rayment...22 B Reidy

  • JUNE 22: Tighter defending is the key

    THE hype surrounding England has reached fever pitch. But unless Sven-Goran Eriksson sorts out his team's defending, today's adrenaline rush will be short-lived. There is plenty to be positive about after reaching the quarter-finals of a European Championships

  • Davies elected Lib Dems' leader

    BOLTON MEP Chris Davies has been elected leader of the 12-strong group of British Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament. Mr Davies, aged 49, who has been the party's environment spokesman for the past five years, will use the position to argue

  • Event for young leaders

    UP to 300 children from secondary schools throughout Bolton will take part in a unique conference at the Reebok Stadium. Funded by the National College for School Leadership, the conference is intended to encourage the children to become leaders. Pupils

  • Rooney on fire

    ROOMANIA hit new heights on Tuesday as the nation basked in European glory. Wayne Rooney, the 18-year-old Everton striker who has taken Portugal by storm, is the toast of the tournament after shooting England into the last eight of Euro 2004. Thursday

  • A council master stroke in planning traffic chaos

    I MUSTcongratulate the Bolton Council Road Planning Department for the successful implementation of their "Bolton Promotes Traffic Congestion" policy. After some months of steady progress on both Beaumont Road, Chorley New Road, Belmont Road, etc., the

  • Web saboteur faces prison

    A CHORLEY man is facing jail after he admitted sabotaging a rival website for reuniting members of the armed forces under the user name Harry Potter. John Thornley, aged 31, pleaded guilty last month to uploading files to the Forces Reunited website in

  • More drivers steer clear of trouble

    FEWER parking tickets are being handed out in Bolton, according to the latest figures. It is one of the few towns in the country where the number of parking penalties issued has fallen. In the year 2002-2003, the number of tickets fell in Bolton from

  • New boys and girls in blue

    FIFTEEN new police recruits are ready to go on the beat in Bolton. The probationers stepped out in their smartly pressed uniforms for the first time -- and declared themselves ready for the challenges the job will throw at them. The group, which has undergone

  • £100,000 cancer unit appeal target

    A £100,000 appeal has been launched to fund a new cancer unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The target needs to be reached so Bolton cancer patients can be treated in one building. Once raised the money will be used to buy new equipment including a hi-tech

  • Head speaks of future of new school

    THE woman who will run the new Ladybridge High School in Bolton says she expects pupils to be queueing up for places within five years. Ladybridge will be the reincarnation of the present Deane School. The school was marked as failing and put into special

  • Sex attacker strikes again

    A SERIAL sex attacker who preys on girls as young as 11 may have struck a ninth time in Greater Manchester, police have said. Detectives last week linked an indecent assault in February in Greater Manchester with a series of seven attacks on women and

  • Park bands are back

    VISITORS to Bolton's parks will be serenaded by some of area's finest brass bands on spring and summer Sundays. A programme of free concerts has been arranged by Bolton council's events team following the success of concerts held last year. Remaining